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About Chhajla Village

Chhajla is a large village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,036, made up of 1,093 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhajla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhajla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148030
Area (hectares) 479 hectares
Population 2,036
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhajla compares

By the 2011 count Chhajla is the 44th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 479 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Chhajla

Chhajla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhajla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhajla from other places

Chhajla lies about 24 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, about 1.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chhajla
Nearest railway station Chajli 1.9 km
Nearest town Lehragaga 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 11 km
District headquarters Sangrur 24 km

Villages closest to Chhajla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sunam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chhajla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhajla village had a population of 2,036. That makes it the 44th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Chhajla village has 1,093 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhajla has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Chhajla is 148030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhajla covers 479 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhajla falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhajla is Chajli, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhajla.

Chhajla is about 24 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhajla is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Chajli is about 1.9 km away. Lehragaga is about 10 km away. Sunam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhajli (3.1 km), Ugrahan (3.3 km) and Gobindgarh Jajian (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhajla today is likely to be higher.

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